Author Archives: SynCaine

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About SynCaine

Former hardcore raider turned casual gamer.

Just call me Aladdin

Posted on February 16, 2010 by SynCaine

You may remember a while ago we (Inq) had a little adventure trying to find a spot to use (place) a villa deed. As one of my personal goals in DarkFall is to own a house and run a vendor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Housing, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 9 Comments

DF hopes, Blood Scrolls, Yourmom, and home ownership

Posted on February 14, 2010 by SynCaine

This post over at Don’t Feat the Mutant really reminds me of this post I made a while back, especially when you read the comments over at DFtM. It’s not a bad thing at all, but its funny how we … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, Darkfall Online, Housing, MMO design, PvP, Site update | 8 Comments

Friday Blog War: Full Scale Assault

Posted on February 12, 2010 by SynCaine

Bathrooms suck. EVE sucks. Monkeys suck. Kids suck. No wait your cool. No you do suck. Groups of rats suck. Puzzles suck. Potshots (what?) suck. Game devs suck. Ideas suck. Your cool. Canada sucks. Emos suck. Love you. WAR sucks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Site update | 17 Comments

Tobold’s name won’t be in this title, but Syp’s is!

Posted on February 11, 2010 by SynCaine

While comically a few are taking recent event a little too seriously, at least some see the entertainment in it all. I wish Syp and Tipa well in their Friday Blog War, and will be accepting their royalty payments shortly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Allods Online, beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, PvP, Rant, Site update | 12 Comments

Yet another post with Tobold in the title

Posted on February 11, 2010 by SynCaine

Try to follow along here, because this gets a little tricky. Tobold says he does not read my blog anymore, yet in that same paragraph he says: “So every time I make some blog post about some PvP game, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Rant, Site update | 26 Comments

How awfully ‘keen’ of you Tobold

Posted on February 10, 2010 by SynCaine

Whenever Tobold talks about EVE, it’s always entertaining, but sadly it’s the “Keen” kind of entertaining, if you know what I mean. And just a day after making a “WoW is too easy and not fun now” post (wish someone … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, crafting, EVE Online, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 67 Comments

DarkFall video contest winners!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by SynCaine

The DarkFall video contest is over, and the winners have been announced here. Congratulations to everyone who walked away with a prize, great stuff. I had a feeling the “Men at Work” video would win, as it’s not only an … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random | 2 Comments

Warhammer still confused, DF>GW, and Ed.

Posted on February 8, 2010 by SynCaine

While it’s been some time since I’ve played the game, I still keep an eye on Warhammer Online to see what is being done with it, yet the more I look, the less hopeful I continue to be. Take this … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 25 Comments

Oh themepark, how I missed you so!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by SynCaine

It looks like Saturday will be the first night Aria (the fiancé) and I try to get back into some MMO gaming together, with the Guild Wars trial up first. Hopefully she likes it, my very brief time with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Guild Wars, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 33 Comments

Is Vanguard a good choice?

Posted on February 4, 2010 by SynCaine

My fiance would like to get back into the MMO gaming scene with me, and I’m wondering if Vanguard would be a good choice for a duo to tackle? Games we have already played include WoW, LotRO, EQ2, WAR, DDO … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, DDO, EQ2, Fallen Earth, Lord of the Rings Online, Site update, Vanguard, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft | 64 Comments